WEATHER WATER Fair Charlie High tide Low tide 1:29 p.m. S6:46 apm 7:28 p.m. First daily paper ever to win the CHINFO Merit Award U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Phone 9-5247 Friday Date August 25, 1967 Radio (1340) TV (Ch. 8) Burning Papers May Mean British-Chinese Break US Plane Losses Set LONDON (AP/AFNB) BLACK SMOKE AND charred paper have billowed from chimneys at Red China's legation in London. It stirred speculation that SAIGON (AP/AFNB) NEWS FROM VIETNAM has centered on the in- documents were beingdestroyed, testified U.S.air campaign against enemy supply ines in North the usual preliminary to a Vietnam. rupture in diplomatic rela- U.S. B-52 bombers also made four raids in South-Vietnam, tions. hitting Communist.targets from east of Saigon, through the But there has been no word Central Highlandsand.into of an imminent break in rela- United States-Russia northern South Vietnam. tons between Britain and Red The United States command China. Present Nuclearr reported isolatedsharp ground Relations between London and fighting, but said action in Peking have been badly frayed, GENEVA (APAFNB) THE UNITED general remainslight. since the burning of the Bri- STATES and the Soviet Union The destruction of 12 U.S. tish legation building in Pe- have jointly presented the jets over North Vietnam in Ag on Tuesday andmanhandling draft of a treaty to-halt the three days. of heavy air raids British diplomats by Chinese spread of nuclear weapons- Indicates American planelosses mobs. It was submitted to tvre 17- may reach a record high this Britain has appeared deter- nation disarmament conference week mined to avoid a diplomatic in Geneva. The Communists downed six break if at all possible. In Washington President" planes on Monday and six more Smoke was also seen rising Johnson issued a statement were destroyed Wednesday. from the chimney of the London saying the agreement isa step Of the 21 U.S.fliers manning residence of the Chinese dip- toward preventing "a bad situ- the lost planes, three were lomat in charge, Shen Ping. action from becoming worse." rescuedthe others were listed But whenMesageFro asked about the Mr. Johnsonoinpesntdathe called for fur- as missing or captured. fires, a Chinese official re- their efforts to gain" inter- The North Vietnamese downed fused to answer what he called national agreement on the 15 U.S. planes in one week "unreasonable question." treaty. last August. The Red Chinese are also The United Nations meets in Announced American plane causing trouble in the Br tish New York for its session this losses over North Vietnam from colony ofHong Kong. September. all causes now stands at 59. Fierce fighting in South Mr. Johnsonacalled for fur- Vietnam's northern regiontlast week sent American casualties Mhe for the war past the 9, mark, military spokesmeoein GITMO--The.1967-68 school year. is. close at.hand__andstudents Saigon said yesterday. will be returning to school very soon. They said 108 U.S. service- ,Everyone should rememberthatwhen the students are on their men died and 883 were wounded a'dway onto theirand from way thetoandfrom bus stoppswhile schoolthey they areattheoftenskylrk, bus S play,stp n2fron48gunduring the week, frorthe and even dart into streets., especial ly the. younger ones. Of previous week. course, they should notdo th es e .thinesbut tghe fact .remains The nethe that they do, and we must al.stalya.agert,_especiall y while American toll in the war to driving during the school rush-hours. ChilHdre.are.our most -12,605 deod,77,5l3 wounded and precious possession and it behooves each of us to do every- 708 missing in action, a total Snthing vndrpossible tonosres protectthem seilyteyugroe. Cv Oof 90,826 casualties. While we as parents maintain thison vigilance, certain1 the Another1 493 Communist were children are expectedto extend full co-operation. (Cont yd2) reported klled last(Cont'd 2) Page 2 Gitmo Gazette Friday, August 25, 1967 ComNavBase RADM E.R. Crawford Public Affairs Officer LT Paul E. Lamey Editorial Advisor JOC William A. Liedtke Editor P01 F. Rogers Layout P02 V. L. Griffeth News P03 C. Maddocks Sports The GI2O GAZETTE is published according to the rules and regulations for ship and station newspapers as out- lined in NAVEXDS P-35 and under the direction of the Naval Base Public Affairs Officer. It is printed four days a week at government expense on government equi- Mrs. BerquTst (Tett) and Mrs. Lawson snap on ment. The opinions or statements in news itmes that the shoulder boards of Ensign Chappell as appear herein are not to be construed as official or as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Hospital, reflecting the views of ComNavBase or the Navy Dept. Captain Lawson looks on. Ads and notices will be accepted between the hours of GITMO.(By 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MON thru FRI only and will be publish- J02 M. Greenman) FROM THE VERY ed in either Monday's, Tuesday's or Thursday's GAZETTE. beginning yesterday was a special day for No ads or notices--except command notices--will be pub- Wendell Chappell of the Naval Hospital. lished more than once a week nor will they be run in It was a day he had awaited for a long time. Friday's paper. He awoke yesterday morning as a Hospitali Corpsman First Class who was goint to receive a commendation from COMNAVBASE his commanding officer as MESSAGE(Cont'd from 1)They should staff member of the month. be instructed that upon boarding the buses, Last night he went proper to sleep as an ensign in bus conduct.involves being courtious to the Medical Service the drivers and Corps. maintaining order. About a year ago an There were very application for a com- few incidents during the mission was submitted. This was 1966-67 school year involving followed by our. school interviews and a highly competive offic children and these for the most part were selection board. minor. W No doubt this fine record is due to Ens. Chappell is married the to the former efforts of all concerned. However, I feel Margaret Sweat of Wartburg, Tenn. that with the help of all Base personnel the He received his commission record can under the In-ser- be improved. vice Procurment Program of To all students, the Medical Service ['wish each of you the very Corps, which applies specifically to Hospital best in the coming academic year. Let's all Corpsmen and Dental Technicians. strive to make it a safe year. Effective September Ist, new and very strict E. R. CRAWFORD rules will be in effect concerning the cashing RADM, USN of personal check at the Navy Exchange and Commissary Store. VIETNAMESE CASUALTIES (Cont'd from 1) week The only checks that will be running the accepted fo combined North Vietnamese and VieL cashing are your own personal checks issued Cong death toll to for the war to about 221,500. you by your bank. No counter checks or Figures showed about 457,000 American troops scratched checks will Oe accepted. This id Vietnam, change about 3,000 more than the previous has been brought about by the Federal Reserve week. Banking System which will not accept checks Communist strength was estimated at 297,000. unless they have bank accounting-numbers Also invo pre- ved were 57,000 other 'rallied printed on the check with magneticink. This troops, down about 1,000 from the previous change is effective world wide. week. The local bank will be able to assist per- sons who have run out of blank checks. THERE HE0E I WISHI HAD 0PONIE. I'D, THE,(AlEN WE' 4D 6ET'WAY OfTf (OHY AREN'T I KNEL* WMHERE1AT LITTLE RIDE UP TO HER FRONT 00OR, AND INTHE COUNTRY, I'D HELMP HER REP-HAIREP A, "HI WULDOOULIKEI 60 0(NW OFF -ME (W, AND HOLD HER PONIE;? AROUND GIRL LIVES. FOR A RIDE?4t,)OMA HAVE THE AMD ANW ME1 ST UNPER A TREE TO TRAT SPOTEE M)q "AND XPOMEQ Pages Missing or Unavailable Friday, August 25, 1967 Gitmo Gazette Page 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Team Won Lost Pct. GB Chicago 69 54 .561 'HE Boston 70 55 .560 Minnesota 69 55 .556 Detroit 69 57 .548 1-- California 64 62 .508 6 Washington 60 66 .476 10 Cleveland 60 67 .472 11 Baltimore 57 68 .456 13 New York 55 70 .440 15 Kansas City 53 72 .424 17 Today's Games Detroit Hiller (2-0) at Kansas City Dobson (8-7) or Pierce (2-1), night Boston Stange (8-8) and Lonborg (16-6) at Chicago Pelers (14-6) and -- 2, twi-night Minnesota Chance (16-9) and Grant at Cleve- land Williams (3-2) and Hargan (13-10), 2, twi-night New York Stottlemyre (12-10) and Verbanic * Baseball Rouadup (3-2) at Washington Bertaina (3-3) and Moore (7-10), 2, twi-night by Chet Maddocks California McGlothlin (11-5) and Simmons (1-1) at Baltimore Phoebus (11-8) and Bunker The pennant race got even tighter with Chi- (3-5), 2, twi-night cago, Boston and Minnesota moving within one half game of each other for first place. NATIONAL LEAGUE . Charlie Smith smashed a pair of two-run ho- ners and Bill Monbouquette pitched a five-hit- Team Won Lost Pct. GB ter in leading the New York Yankees to a 5-0 St. Louis 78 47 .624 the *tory over Chicago yesterday, reducing Cincinnati 67 59 .532 11 rte Sox's American League lead to one per- Chicago 68 61 12 centage point.